Grand Boulevard, Perth

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Grand Boulevard
Length	2.7 km
General direction	North-South
From	Moore Drive
Suburb	Joondalup CBD
To	Hodges Drive
Major Junctions	Shenton Avenue, Collier Pass

Grand Boulevard is the main street of Joondalup. It was originally constructed in 1989 as a dual carriageway to act as the main axis road connecting surrounding roads to the new Joondalup CDB area.

[edit] History

In 2005, a section of the road between Boas Avenue and Shenton Avenue were reduced from dual carriage to single carriage, primarily to provide additional at grade on-street parking bays but also to assist in the reduction of traffic flow and speeds through the CBD area.

[edit] Nearby Facilities

It is centrally positioned to Joondalup's major facilities including the Joondalup railway station, educational facilities including the Joondalup Campuses of the West Coast College of TAFE and Edith Cowan University, Court House, regional office and station of the Western Australia Police Service, as well as other business and entertainment facilities. It is also closely connected to other areas within the Joondalup CBD including the offices, chambers, and central Library of the City of Joondalup, the Yellogonga Regional Park and Neil Hawkins Park, the Central Walk mall precinct including cafes and restaurants, and the Joondalup Health Campus.

As the CBD area has developed around the road, a significant number of high density multi story Housing developments have been constructed since 2002, with the first of these being the Kingsbury Apartments situated at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Queensbury Road. Since then, a further nine housing complexes have opened and at least two more currently under construction. Generally these complexes are between three to five stories and must comply with local council planning guidelines relating to design standards for buildings fronting Grand Boulevard.